ARRL DX Bulletin 015
April 16, 1998


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DX Bulletin 15 ARLD015
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT April 16, 1998
To all radio amateurs

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ARLD015 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, QRZ DX, The 599Rpt, G4BUE and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all.


SRI LANKA, 4S. Denver, 4S7DA, is QRV on 20 meter SSB between 0000 and 0200z. QSL via W3HNK.

MADAGASCAR, 5R. Ake, SM7CIP, is QRV as 5R8FU. He is expected to be active for some time. QSL via SM0DJZ.

SPRATLY ISLANDS. Hans, DF5UG, is QRV as 9M6QQ. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.

EASTERN MALAYSIA, 9M6. Keith, GM4YXI, is QRV as 9M6YXI from Besar Island, IOTA OC-133, until April 19. QSL to home call.

CORSICA, TK. F6AXX, F6IIE and F5MNW are QRV using CW as TK/F8UFT until April 18. QSL via F6AXX.

GUADELOUPE, FG. Alain, F2HE, is active as FG/F2HE until June. He plans to be QRV from Les Saintes, IOTA NA-114, from May 4 to 30. QSL via F6LQJ.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Bob, W6RJ, and Rob, W6KR, are QRV from the Austral Islands as FO0FI until April 20. Activity is on all bands, using CW and SSB. They plan to move to the Marquesas Islands next week. QSL via K6SLO. Kan, JA1BK, will be QRV until April 17 as FO0MIZ from the Austral Islands as well. This may be a new DXCC entity. QSL via VE3HO.

POLAND, SP. Frits, PA0FHG, and his xyl Jeanine are QRV until April 25 as SO8FHG. Look for them on 50110 kHz from a number of rare grid squares. QSL via PA0FHG.

SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Stan, SP3BGD, is QRV as HF0POL from Henry Arctowski Station on King George Island. He has been found on 160 meters around 0200 to 0500z. QSL via SP3SUN.

CHAGOS ISLANDS, VQ9. Jim, NS1L, is QRV as VQ9ZZ. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call. Chuck, VQ9KK, is also active and is generally found on 15 or 10 meters, using SSB. QSL via KB0QKK.

CAMBODIA, XU. Members from the Korea Telecom ARC will be QRV as either XU3MTM or XU7MTM from April 22 to 24. Operations are limited to 20, 15 and 10 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL via HL2AQN.

GIBRALTAR, ZB. Martyn, G3RFX, is QRV until May 8 as ZB2FX. He is using CW and SSB on 80 to 10 meters, with emphasis on 12 meters. QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The DXYL-NAYL CW and Holyland DX Contests and the Michigan QSO Party are all on tap for this weekend. Please see April QST, page 102 for details.